Used effectively and selectively, instructional technology can enhance teaching and learning.
Instructional technology is much more than Blackboard, and much more than learning the button-pushing for any tool. It's about enhancing teaching and learning.
FCLD offers pedagogical and how-to assistance for enhancing face-to-face and distance education using several types of instructional technologies such as:
- Incorporating multimedia into teaching and learning.
- Web 2.0 tools like Dropbox for cloud storage, and Jing for screen-capturing.
- Taking advantage of mobile technologies like smartphones, tablets, and e-readers.
- Lecture capture (Kaltura) and conferencing tools (Blackboard Collaborate, WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business).
- Taking advantage of open education resources on the Internet such as Merlot.
- Presentation software such as PowerPoint.
Tools and Applications
Web Conferencing Tools Comparison
Detailed Comparison of Web Conferencing Tools available at UHart (PDF)
Microsoft Teams
Written Instructions
- Getting Started with Microsoft Teams
- Scheduling Teams Meetings in Blackboard Ultra
- Faculty Guide Get Started with Microsoft Teams (Microsoft Website) - guides and videos
Quick Videos
- Microsoft Teams For Online Instruction and Group Collaboration (webinar)
- Microsoft: Forms and Sharing with Students
Webex
Our contract with Blackboard Collaborate expires in June 2025. Instructors should begin transitioning to Microsoft Teams per the Office of the Provost.
Written Instructions
- Quick Guide for Faculty Getting Started with WebEx: Meeting Center (PDF)
- Detailed Guide for Faculty Getting Started with WebEx: Meeting Center (PDF)
- Connect via WebEx (PDF)
Quick Videos
- Webex Tutorial
- Webex: Creating an Account
- Webex: Creating a Meeting
- Webex For Online Instruction
- Webex: Attendance Reports (Quick Video)
- Webex: Download and Delete
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
Our contract with Blackboard Collaborate expires in June 2024. Instructors should begin transitioning to Microsoft Teams per the Office of the Provost.
Written Instructions- Instructor's Guide to Blackboard Collaborate (PDF)
- Participant's Guide to Blackboard Collaborate (PDF)
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for Moderators/Instructors (help.blackboard.com)
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for Participants (help.blackboard.com)
- Blackboard Collaborate for Android Users
- Blackboard Collaborate for iOS Users
- Blackboard Collaborate Tour for Students/Participants (PPT)
- How do I find my Collaborate Recordings?
- Blackboard Collaborate: How to Obtain a Guest Link
- Blackboard Collaborate: Sharing Screen (using PC and Chrome Browser)
- Blackboard Collaborate: Accessing Recordings
- Blackboard Collaborate: Sharing Audio (PC)
- Blackboard Collaborate: Sharing Audio (MAC)
- Blackboard Collaborate for Students
- Blackboard Collaborate for Online Instruction
Quick Videos
Quick Videos
- Creating a Narrated PowerPoint (PDF)
- Creating Audience Focused Presentations (PDF)
- Strategies for Using PowerPoint in the Classroom (PDF)
- Principles of Multimedia Learning (PDF)
- Using PowerPoint for Academic Posters from Dr. Fran Altvater (PDF)
Quick Videos
- PowerPoint: Compress Files for Blackboard
- Narrating PowerPoint Lectures
- Using Visual Design to Engage Students, PowerPoint Circle featuring Natacha Poggio, 2008 (Video)
- PowerPoint: Editing the Slide Master
- PowerPoint: Bootcamp & Design a Banner
- Sharing PowerPoint on Two Screens
- Using Visual Design to Engage Students (PowerPoint Circle)
Quick Videos
- What is the Cloud? (PDF)
- One Drive for Business (PDF)
- Dropbox (PDF)
- Website: An Overview of Google Docs
Quick Videos